Companies expecting instant benefits from investment in big data initiatives are likely to be disappointed, but should not delay getting started… read more...

Gartner has published its annual list of the top strategic technology trends, which includes software-defined anything (SDx), 3D printing, mobile apps, cloud/client architecture, hybrid cloud and IT-as-service-broker and smart machines… read more...

The Australian online advertising market was worth A$3.6 billion last year – and thanks to new research from Roy Morgan it’s now clear exactly who that advertising is reaching… read more...

A new study shows testing and quality assurance spending has significantly increased, accounting for almost a quarter of the IT budget… read more...

The leaders of Australia’s law firms are playing ostrich when it comes to IT, with many keeping their head in the sand over the technology investment needed to thrive in the future… read more...

A new pricing model is being offered that takes into account the growing appetite for BYOD which will see users having more than six devices each by 2020… read more...

Predictive analytics embedded in a new suite of apps helps to encourage consumers to share more of their positive insights about products and services through social networks… read more...

Ninefold, the Macquarie Telecom owned cloud services provider, has launched a platform-as-a-service offering for Ruby on Rails developers and kicked off a major push into the US market… read more...

A recent report from Forrester Research reveals that chief information officers are losing their grip on enterprise IT budgets with line-of-business managers taking up the slack… read more...

Despite the Oracle world conference currently being held in San Francisco, iStart’s source on the ground says founder and CEO Larry Ellison seems to have his mind firmly on his other pet project… read more...

New South Wales this week provided an update on its 15 month-old ICT Strategy and additional details about how ICT vendors can interact with the State which currently spends $2 billion on ICT each year… read more...

A free smartphone app with the potential to significantly disrupt market research – and provide a cash fillip for charities at the same time – has been released by accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers… read more...

Professional services giant Deloitte continues to prepare itself for the digital disruption that it warned would impact just about every sector of the Australian economy over the next five years… read more...

The SAP Business All-in-one solution remains squarely in Gartner’s ERP Magic Quadrant ‘leaders’ category while Epicor ERP maintains its ‘visionary’ status for the fourth consecutive year… read more...

Staging Connections has over 1000 employees who set up events from boardroom meetings to massive conferences – it also has an award winning health and safety app to protect them… read more...

BNZ has partnered with Australian developer Mint Wireless to launch PayClip a device that transforms smartphones into mobile payment machines to solve the problem of cash flow for SMBs. read more...

A council candidate is using augmented reality to communicate more directly with his constituents and encourage better voter turnout. read more...

Almost half of Australian businesses surveyed already have a chief digital officer but the new role must be better articulated to avoid conflict with existing CIO responsibilities and promote acceptance. read more...

Industry briefings showcasing the Queensland Government’s new ICT strategy and action plan have confirmed the State’s wholesale move to technology as a service with opportunities for local vendors… read more...

The first Abbott Ministry has been announced and is notable for the absence of science, innovation or IT ministers – although there is a strong line-up to lead the nation’s broadband initiative… read more...